The ghost illusion, 1881. Illustration from The secrets of stage conjuring by Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) a French watchmaker, magician and illusionist, widely recognized as the father of the modern style of conjuring and the person after whom Houdini named himself. Colorized.

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